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Wisconsin's confirmed coronavirus cases pass 1,000, with over 540 in Milwaukee County

Correction: This story has been updated to include the correct number of coronavirus deaths in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's confirmed cases of coronavirus have passed 1,000.

The state Department of Health Services reported 147 new cases Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 989. Milwaukee County independently confirmed an additional 52 cases, bringing the state's total to at least 1,041 confirmed cases.

The state did not report any new deaths Saturday. However, several Wisconsin counties independently reported deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 17, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Department of Health Services' total shows only 13 deaths.

More than 15,000 people have tested negative for the virus, according to DHS.

The reason for the discrepancy in numbers is because the state department of health only reports laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported as of 9 p.m. the night before.

"In the event of a discrepancy between cases reported by DHS and cases reported by Wisconsin local public health agencies, data reported by local public health agencies should be considered the most up to date," according to the DHS website.

Many counties this week had their first confirmed cases of COVID-19, including Waupaca, Portage, Juneau, Vilas and Iron, among others. As of Saturday afternoon, 42 of Wisconsin counties have confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to DHS:

489 in Milwaukee County

158 in Dane County

72 in Waukesha County

33 in Ozaukee County

31 in Washington County

24 in Kenosha County

20 in Fond du Lac County

16 in Racine County

15 in La Crosse County

12 in Rock County

11 in Sauk County

Eight each in Columbia, Jefferson and Sheboygan counties

Seven each in Eau Claire, Winnebago and Columbia counties

Six each in Brown, Dodge, Douglas and Walworth counties

Four each in Chippewa, Green, Outagamie, Pierce and St. Croix counties

Three each in Clark and Iowa counties

Two each in Bayfield, Dunn, Juneau, Richland, Vilas and Wood counties

One each in Calumet, Grant, Iron, Marathon, Marinette and Monroe, Oneida, Portage and Waupaca counties

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Earlier this week, Gov. Tony Evers issued a safer at home order, instructing Wisconsinites to stay in their homes and closing nonessential businesses. As cases continue to rise in Wisconsin, Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said Friday that it will likely take "several weeks" before the state sees the results of the governor's order.

The United States became the first country to record 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, surpassing both China and Italy. As of 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the U.S. had 115,547 confirmed cases of the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 30,000 people have died worldwide, including 1,891 people in the United States.

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